Nonstop flight route between Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Ebolowa, Cameroon:
Departure Airport:
(19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E)
Arrival Airport:
(2°52'38"N by 11°11'3"E)
Distance from AWK to EBW:
10,173.19 miles (16,372.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Wake Island Airfield (AWK), Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands and Ebolowa Airport (EBW), Ebolowa, Cameroon would travel a Great Circle distance of 10,173 miles (or 16,372 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Wake Island Airfield and Ebolowa Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Wake Island Airfield and Ebolowa Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | AWK / PWAK |
| Airport Name: | Wake Island Airfield |
| Location: | Wake Island, United States Minor Outlying Islands |
| GPS Coordinates: | 19°16'56"N by 166°38'12"E |
| Operator/Owner: | U.S. Air Force |
| Airport Type: | Military |
| Elevation: | 23 feet (7 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from AWK |
| More Information: | AWK Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | EBW / FKKW |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Ebolowa, Cameroon |
| GPS Coordinates: | 2°52'38"N by 11°11'3"E |
| Area Served: | Ebolowa |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2060 feet (628 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from EBW |
| More Information: | EBW Maps & Info |
Facts about Wake Island Airfield (AWK):
- Wake Island Airfield (AWK) currently has only 1 runway.
- Japan Airlines used both Wake Island and Honolulu as stops on its initial Tokyo-San Francisco service using Douglas DC-6s in the mid-1950s.
- Wake Island Airfield is a military airport located on Wake Island, which is known for the Battle of Wake Island.
- The closest airport to Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ), which is located 169 miles (272 kilometers) SE of AWK.
- Because of Wake Island Airfield's relatively low elevation of 23 feet, planes can take off or land at Wake Island Airfield at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The furthest airport from Wake Island Airfield (AWK) is RAF Ascension (ASI), which is located 11,652 miles (18,752 kilometers) away in Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena.
Facts about Ebolowa Airport (EBW):
- The furthest airport from Ebolowa Airport (EBW) is Canton Island Airport (CIS), which is nearly antipodal to Ebolowa Airport (meaning Ebolowa Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Canton Island Airport), and is located 12,237 miles (19,694 kilometers) away in Canton Island, Kiribati.
- Ebolowa Airport (EBW) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Ebolowa Airport (EBW) is Bitam Airport (BMM), which is located 59 miles (96 kilometers) SSE of EBW.
- In addition to being known as "Ebolowa Airport", another name for EBW is "Ebolowa Airport (Ebolowa)".
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 168.82 miles (271.69 km) SE | Quoin Hill Airfield (UIQ) | Quoin Hill, Vanuatu |     |
| 2 | 540.85 miles (870.41 km) S | Bikini Atoll Airport (BII) | Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 3 | 561.66 miles (903.89 km) S | Rongelap Airport (RNP) | Rongelap Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 4 | 596.65 miles (960.22 km) SSE | Utirik Airport (UTK) | Utirik Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 5 | 619.11 miles (996.35 km) SSW | Enewetak Auxiliary Airfield (ENT) | Enewetak, Marshall Islands | |
| 6 | 630.80 miles (1,015.18 km) S | Wotho Airport (WTO) | Wotho, Marshall Islands | |
| 7 | 664.99 miles (1,070.20 km) SSE | Ailuk Airport (AIM) | Ailuk, Marshall Islands | |
| 8 | 677.49 miles (1,090.31 km) SSE | Likiep Airport (LIK) | Likiep Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 9 | 682.90 miles (1,099.02 km) SSE | Mejit Airport (MJB) | Mejit Island, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 688.45 miles (1,107.94 km) S | Elenak Airport (EAL) | Elenak, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 716.29 miles (1,152.76 km) S | Lae Airport (LML) | Lae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 12 | 717.81 miles (1,155.20 km) S | Ujae Airport (UJE) | Ujae Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 720.21 miles (1,159.06 km) SSE | Wotje Airport (WTE) | Wotje (Wotje Atoll), Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 733.47 miles (1,180.40 km) S | Bucholz Army Airfield (KWA) | Kwajalein, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 733.68 miles (1,180.75 km) S | Ebadon Airstrip (EBN) | Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,652.10 miles (18,752.18 km) S | RAF Ascension (ASI) | Georgetown, Ascension Island, Saint Helena | |
| 2 | 10,799.93 miles (17,380.77 km) ESE | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC) | Recife, Brazil | |
| 3 | 10,794.19 miles (17,371.52 km) ESE | Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) | Maceió, Brazil | |
| 4 | 10,766.57 miles (17,327.07 km) SE | Governador Carlos Wilson Airport (FEN) | Fernando de Noronha, Pernambuco, Brazil | |
| 5 | 10,763.27 miles (17,321.77 km) ESE | Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport (JPA) | João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 6 | 10,757.15 miles (17,311.91 km) SSW | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 10,757.03 miles (17,311.72 km) ESE | Aracaju–Santa Maria Airport (AJU) | Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil | |
| 8 | 10,748.45 miles (17,297.91 km) SSW | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 9 | 10,735.92 miles (17,277.75 km) E | Porto Seguro Airport (BPS) | Porto Seguro, Brazil | |
| 10 | 10,731.43 miles (17,270.52 km) S | Greenville/Sinoe Airport (SNI) | Greenville, Liberia | |
| 11 | 10,724.39 miles (17,259.18 km) E | Salvador-Deputado Luís Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (2 de Julho) (SSA) | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 12 | 10,715.01 miles (17,244.10 km) E | Ilhéus/Bahia-Jorge Amado Airport (IOS) | Ilhéus, Bahia, Brazil | |
| 13 | 10,712.47 miles (17,240.01 km) ESE | Presidente João Suassuna Airport (CPV) | Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil | |
| 14 | 10,699.24 miles (17,218.71 km) ESE | Augusto Severo International Airport (NAT) | Natal, Brazil | |
| 15 | 10,693.24 miles (17,209.06 km) SSW | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 59.37 miles (95.55 km) SSE | Bitam Airport (BMM) | Bitam, Gabon | |
| 2 | 63.70 miles (102.52 km) NNE | Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport (NSI) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 3 | 70.25 miles (113.06 km) NNE | Yaoundé Airport (YAO) | Yaoundé, Cameroon | |
| 4 | 83.29 miles (134.04 km) W | Kribi Airport (KBI) | Kribi, Cameroon | |
| 5 | 116.47 miles (187.44 km) SW | Bata Airport (BSG) | Bata, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 6 | 127.61 miles (205.36 km) NW | Douala International Airport (DLA) | Douala, Cameroon | |
| 7 | 157.84 miles (254.02 km) WNW | Limbe Airport (VCC) | Limbe, Cameroon | |
| 8 | 181.20 miles (291.62 km) WNW | Malabo International Airport (SSG) | Malabo, Equatorial Guinea | |
| 9 | 192.43 miles (309.68 km) NNW | Bafoussam Airport (BFX) | Bafoussam, Cameroon | |
| 10 | 192.99 miles (310.59 km) N | Foumban Nkounja Airport (FOM) | Foumban, Cameroon | |
| 11 | 192.99 miles (310.59 km) N | Foumban Nkounja Airport (KOB) | Koutaba, Cameroon | |
| 12 | 193.52 miles (311.43 km) NNW | Dschang Airport (DSC) | Dschang, Cameroon | |
| 13 | 197.75 miles (318.25 km) SE | Makokou Airport (MKU) | Makokou, Gabon | |
| 14 | 207.13 miles (333.35 km) SW | Libreville Leon M'ba International Airport (LBV) | Libreville, Gabon | |
| 15 | 209.91 miles (337.82 km) ENE | Bertoua Airport (BTA) | Bertoua, Cameroon | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,237.26 miles (19,693.91 km) E | Canton Island Airport (CIS) | Canton Island, Kiribati | |
| 2 | 11,691.09 miles (18,814.94 km) SW | Manihiki Island Airport (MHX) | Manihiki Island, Cook Islands | |
| 3 | 11,657.73 miles (18,761.25 km) SSE | Asau Airport (AAU) | Asau, Samoa | |
| 4 | 11,653.39 miles (18,754.26 km) S | Ofu Airport (OFU) | Ofu, American Samoa | |
| 5 | 11,652.92 miles (18,753.51 km) SSE | Fagali'i Airport (FGI) | Apia, Samoa | |
| 6 | 11,652.27 miles (18,752.47 km) S | Fitiuta Airport (FTI) | Fiti‘uta, American Samoa, United States | |
| 7 | 11,651.03 miles (18,750.47 km) S | Tau Airport (TAV) | Tau, American Samoa | |
| 8 | 11,650.19 miles (18,749.12 km) SSE | Maota (Salelologa) Airport (MXS) | Maota, Samoa | |
| 9 | 11,649.32 miles (18,747.72 km) SSE | Faleolo International Airport (APW) | Apia, Upolu Island, Samoa | |
| 10 | 11,638.58 miles (18,730.43 km) S | Pago Pago International Airport (PPG) | Pago Pago, American Samoa | |
| 11 | 11,576.49 miles (18,630.50 km) WSW | Cassidy International Airport (CXI) | Christmas Island, Kiribati | |
| 12 | 11,559.45 miles (18,603.09 km) SE | Wallis Island (WLS) | Wallis and Futuna Islands | |
| 13 | 11,525.24 miles (18,548.03 km) ESE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 14 | 11,444.69 miles (18,418.40 km) SSE | Mata'aho Airport (NFO) | Niuafo'ou, Tonga | |
| 15 | 11,444.08 miles (18,417.41 km) E | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati | |